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ECHL Today - February 28

February 28, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


A preview of ECHL games for Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (24-23-7) at Brampton Beast (15-26-11) 2 p.m. ET

- Greenville's Jordan Knackstedt is tied for the league lead with 100.0 percent shootout percentage (3-for-3).

- Chris Auger leads Brampton with 18 goals.

- Swamp Rabbits are fifth with eight shorthanded goals.

- Beast are tied for seventh on the power play at home at 19.3 percent (22-for-114).

Reading Royals (27-20-8) at Adirondack Thunder (30-17-6) 3 p.m. ET

- Cam Reid leads Reading against the Thunder with six points (3g-3a).

- Adirondack's Michael Kirkpatrick leads rookies with 22 goals.

- Royals are tied for fourth on the power play at 19.4 percent (40-for-206).

- Thunder are 24-7-4 when scoring first.

Elmira Jackals (27-25-4) at Wheeling Nailers (26-22-5) 4:05 pm. ET

- Jacob MacDonald leads Elmira against the Nailers with four goals.

- Wheeling's Franky Palazzese is tied for third with three shutouts.

- Jackals are 15-3-2 when scoring first.

- Nailers are fourth with 33.08 shots per game.

South Carolina Stingrays (32-17-6) at Florida Everblades (34-17-2) 5 p.m. ET

- South Carolina's Stephan Vigier is on a five-game goal streak since Feb. 19 (7g).

- Florida's Anthony Peters leads rookie goaltenders with a 2.18 goals-against average.

- Stingrays are 12-3-1 in their last 16 games.

- Everblades are 23-8-1 when outshooting their opponent.

Wichita Thunder (11-33-11) at Allen Americans (31-19-5) 4:05 p.m. ET

- Kale Kerbashian leads Wichita against the Americans with four goals and nine points.

- Allen's Chad Costello leads the league with 30 power-play points (7g-23a).

- Thunder are third with 16 games decided in overtime or a shootout.

- Americans lead the league on the penalty kill at 87.3 percent (186-for-213).

Rapid City Rush (22-27-5) at Missouri Mavericks (43-7-4) 4:05 p.m. CT

- Rapid City's Benjamin Dieude-Fauvel is fifth among defensemen with a 13.2 percent shooting percentage (5-for-38).

- Missouri's Jesse Root is third with 58 points (26g-32a).

- Rush are 15-1-0 when leading after two periods.

- Mavericks are third with 27.20 shots-against per game.

Indy Fuel (27-27-2) at Toledo Walleye (34-14-5) 5:15 p.m. ET

- Alex Lavoie leads Indy against the Walleye with five points (0g-5a).

- Toledo's Jeff Lerg is fourth with a 2.10 goals-against average.

- Fuel are league's least-penalized team with 10.07 penalty minutes per game.

- Walleye are 22-4-2 when scoring first.

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